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		<title>may i help you?</title>
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No, this isn&#8217;t part of the cast of Teletubbies 2010, this is a Taiwanese &#8220;guidance and security&#8221; robot.
Via Engadget:
The An9-PR is a multi-tasker, meant for showroom floors and malls, where it can display advertisements, directions to the restroom, and missing children alerts on any of its three touchscreen LCDS, and it&#8217;s got WiFi and face [...]]]></description>
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<p>No, this isn&#8217;t part of the cast of Teletubbies 2010, this is a Taiwanese &#8220;guidance and security&#8221; robot.</p>
<p>Via <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/05/alsok-unveils-its-giant-ultra-cute-and-friendly-security-bot-a/">Engadget</a>:</p>
<blockquote><p>The <a href="http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&amp;ie=UTF-8&amp;sl=zh-CN&amp;tl=en&amp;u=http://robot.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/20090729_305739.html&amp;rurl=translate.google.com">An9-PR</a> is a multi-tasker, meant for showroom floors and malls, where it can display advertisements, directions to the restroom, and missing children alerts on any of its three touchscreen LCDS, and it&#8217;s got WiFi and <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/27/the-ribogu-q-guard-robot-authenticates-faces-the-rest-you-can/">face recognition capabilities</a>, making him a decent security guard, too! The robot weigh about 440 pounds, and is on four wheels to make it easier to move.</p></blockquote>
<p>I&#8217;d love to see what would happen if the Oakland Police used one of these downtown.</p>
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